Thank and you are correct and I need that DIV info for my state taxes and because I'm retired and it effects my MAGI. I have twice deleted the offending 1099DIV and inputted the info by hand both time with the same error message, that box 1a should be greater or equal. Clicking my cursor on the boxes does not remove the error. I note that the worksheet displays 1a as blank but just below the spot for ordinary dividends is a line for US gov't interest which is filled with the amount from box 12. I even tried filling in the amount on box 1a only to see my tax rise by exactly that amount. Any idea what's going on?
